Comedian Buddy Hackett, June 30

Comedian Buddy Hackett, June 30

AP/Ed Bailey

Buddy Hackett, pictured in 1995, appeared for more than 50 years as a top act in nightclubs, Broadway shows, on television and in such movies as ``The Music Man,'' ``The Love Bug'' and ``It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World.'' The squat, round, rubbery-faced funnyman died on June 30. He was 78.

Buddy Hackett, pictured in 1995, appeared for more than 50 years as a top act in nightclubs, Broadway shows, on television and in such movies as ``The Music Man,'' ``The Love Bug'' and ``It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World.'' The squat, round, rubbery-faced funnyman died on June 30. He was 78. (AP/Ed Bailey)

Buddy Hackett, pictured in 1995, appeared for more than 50 years as a top act in nightclubs, Broadway shows, on television and in such movies as ``The Music Man,'' ``The Love Bug'' and ``It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World.'' The squat, round, rubbery-faced funnyman died on June 30. He was 78.